The Role of Women’s Groups in the Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act | The Poison Squad

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The Role of Women’s Groups in the Passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act | The Poison Squad

Discover how government chemist and pure-food crusader Dr. Harvey Wiley joined forces with women’s groups in his fight for the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act in these videos adapted from The Poison Squad | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE.

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